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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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My Grandma found this whilst metal detecting years and years ago. Has anyone ever seen one before or knows what it is? It weighs 20 grams and the diameter is 38mm. I think it says Drinks as Beverages as the end.    |
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New Member
United States
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I believe it reads, "I promise to abstain from all intoxicating drinks and beverages". I believe it's an old AA coin. Never seen one like that before. That's neat being 11 years in the program ram myself. Cool find! Probably not as cool to you. ;-).
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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It is interesting! And congratulations on 11 years!
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the Community, BHam! And congrats on the eleven years! 24 years, six months, three days myself.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
709 Posts |
I think it might be a pledge token from a temperance society. Possibly mid 19th century to early 20th.
I can make out the word "bible" on the top right of the book. Can anyone make out any more of the text?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Congrats on those doing well with the program.  Regarding the medal - a very cool find but I also can't stop myself thinking in what scenario it was lost. I keep picturing in my mind a bloke having an absolute bender and tossing his pledge token as far as he can!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That would be "drinks as beverages". This piece predates AA by about 1/2 century. This was part of a common
pledge used by organizations, primarily in the UK & Ireland. That one sentence is the Band of Hopes pledge
in it's entirety.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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It is a Band of Hope medal. There are many varieties of which the following is one:   |
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United States
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Good work on the identification! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Thanks very much, very interesting medal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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